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There are two types of people: Those who want to know more and those who want to defend what they already know.

There are two types of people

    Morgan Housel’s quote contrasts curiosity with the impulse to defend existing beliefs. Charles Darwin recorded evidence against his theories, while… 

    I keep six honest serving-men. They taught me all I knew. Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who. Rudyard Kipling

    I keep six honest serving-men

      Rudyard Kipling’s six honest serving-men, what, why, when, how, where and who, come from his story The Elephant’s Child. Together… 

      He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever Chinese proverb

      He who asks is a fool

        An old Chinese proverb on why asking a question beats staying quiet, every time. 5 minutes of looking silly beats… 

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        The mind is like a parachute

          A doctor swallowed bacteria to prove a point nobody would believe. Frank Zappa’s line about an open mind means the… 

          Curiosity is the start of a journey to a greater understanding and the joy of discovery by mmj

          Curiosity is the start

            Scientific American reports that curiosity switches on the brain’s reward circuits and helps memory stick. Spend 20 minutes chasing one… 

            Childhood and genius have the same master-organ in common — inquisitiveness. Edward Bulwer-Lytton

            Childhood and genius

              Albert Einstein was 5 when he got obsessed with a compass. Bulwer-Lytton thought that’s the one habit genius and childhood… 

              I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity by Eleanor Roosevelt

              The most useful gift

                Eleanor Roosevelt believed one gift beat beauty and riches for a newborn. The story behind that pick, and what psychologists… 

                Knowledge is the compound interest of curiosity by james clear

                Knowledge is the compound interest

                  James Clear’s quote captures how curiosity compounds, turning small discoveries into knowledge, connections and deeper understanding over time.

                  What if boredom isn’t something to escape, but a signal to get curious? One good question can change what happens next.

                  The cure for boredom

                    What if boredom isn’t something to escape, but a signal to get curious? One good question can change what happens…